Azerbaijan urges EU and European Parliament to avoid "double standards" in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 10 / Trend S. Agayeva / Azerbaijan urged the EU and the European Parliament to take a position based on the norms and principles of international law and to avoid "double standards" in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a conference "EU-Azerbaijan: new horizons for the partnership" organized by the European People's Party in Brussels. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister appreciated the resolution on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict adopted in the European Parliament in 2010. According to the resolution, the world public was informed about the importance of the Armenian forces' withdrawal from the Azerbaijani occupied territories and thousands of Azerbaijani internally displaced persons' return home. Minister expressed confidence that this document will not be the last one among similar documents, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said. The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az